queesting
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queesting (uncountable)
- (historical) An old custom in Holland by which sweethearts were allowed to share a bed and talk together, without any amorous activity.
- 1989, Heritage Quest: HQ, numbers 20-22, page 65:
- Queesting in Holland was a custom allowing the suitor access to his sweetheart after she had retired for the night. He could visit and enter her bed for a harmless chit-chat after which he left.